Rustington wave buoy observations on Mon, Aug 17, 2026

Hourly readings from the Rustington wave buoy for Mon, Aug 17, 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Mon, Aug 17, 2026, 23:30

Oldest observation available Sun, Jul 3, 2016

Daily means for Aug 2026

Period Summary

Hog Says

48 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 1.2 ft (10th–90th percentile 0.8–2.8 ft), while mean peak wave period was 3.3 seconds (10th–90th percentile 1.9–4.4 seconds). Typical provider-reported wave power was 0.2 kW/m (10th–90th percentile 0.1–1.4 kW/m). Mean water temperature was 21.7°C (10th–90th percentile 21.4–22°C). All 192 checked values passed quality control.

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About Rustington wave buoy

Rustington is a National Network Datawell Directional WaveRider in about 9.9 metres of water off West Sussex. First deployed on 15 July 2003, it provides a long nearshore record for the low-lying frontage between Littlehampton and Worthing, where beaches form an important part of the coastal defences.

Its current data source reports wave height, wave period, wave direction, directional spread, wave power and sea temperature.

Rustington wave buoy hourly observations Mon, Aug 17, 2026Last observation shown Mon, Aug 17, 2026
Metric	Mon 00:00	Mon 00:30	Mon 01:00	Mon 01:30	Mon 02:00	Mon 02:30	Mon 03:00	Mon 03:30	Mon 04:00	Mon 04:30	Mon 05:00	Mon 05:30	Mon 06:00	Mon 06:30	Mon 07:00	Mon 07:30	Mon 08:00	Mon 08:30	Mon 09:00	Mon 09:30	Mon 10:00	Mon 10:30	Mon 11:00	Mon 11:30	Mon 12:00	Mon 12:30	Mon 13:00	Mon 13:30	Mon 14:00	Mon 14:30	Mon 15:00	Mon 15:30	Mon 16:00	Mon 16:30	Mon 17:00	Mon 17:30	Mon 18:00	Mon 18:30	Mon 19:00	Mon 19:30	Mon 20:00	Mon 20:30	Mon 21:00	Mon 21:30	Mon 22:00	Mon 22:30	Mon 23:00	Mon 23:30
Significant wave height (ft)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Maximum wave height (ft)	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	6	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Peak period (s)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Zero-crossing period (s)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Energy period (s)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Wave power, kilowatts per metre	0.13	0.12	0.11	0.15	0.18	0.22	0.22	0.28	0.3	0.25	0.23	0.18	0.19	0.13	0.11	0.1	0.09	0.09	0.08	0.07	0.09	0.09	0.13	0.15	0.13	0.11	0.14	0.18	0.24	0.4	0.69	0.92	1.0	1.16	1.37	1.36	1.39	1.52	1.39	1.48	1.45	1.35	1.38	1.29	1.21	1.15	1.05	0.88
Peak wave direction	W	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW
Directional spread (°)	39.1	39.1	45.4	38.6	37.9	26.9	21.3	25.4	34.8	32.2	27.0	42.5	34.6	33.2	32.7	29.9	32.9	33.0	34.6	37.3	31.2	35.9	35.9	38.8	35.3	39.3	32.5	37.5	25.4	22.6	19.1	15.7	20.6	22.2	24.6	25.6	24.6	15.8	14.8	17.6	20.3	16.5	18.4	21.7	21.4	19.1	23.5	27.9
Water temperature(°C)	22.0	22.0	21.9	21.9	21.8	21.8	21.8	21.8	21.8	21.6	21.5	21.5	21.5	21.4	21.4	21.3	21.3	21.3	21.3	21.4	21.5	21.6	21.8	22.0	22.1	22.0	22.0	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.8	21.6	21.6	21.5	21.5	21.5	21.5	21.5	21.5	21.5	21.6	21.9	22.0	22.1

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